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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Moths » Noctuoidea » Prominent Moths (Notodontidae) » Heterocampinae » Hyparpax » Pink Prominent - Hodges#8022 (Hyparpax aurora)

Species Hyparpax aurora - Pink Prominent - Hodges#8022

Classification · Hodges Number · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Life Cycle · Remarks · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
No Taxon (Moths)
Superfamily Noctuoidea
Family Notodontidae (Prominent Moths)
Subfamily Heterocampinae
Genus Hyparpax
Species aurora (Pink Prominent - Hodges#8022)
Hodges Number
8022
Size
Wingspan 30-36 mm
Identification
Distinctive: pink and yellow. Coloration resembles (unrelated) Rosy Maple Moth, but pattern on wings is different.
Range
Eastern North America
Season
April-September
Life Cycle
Larvae eat oaks (Quercus) and Viburnums.
Remarks
Covell lists as uncommon to rare. (1) I've seen it precisely once in fifteen years of moth-watching in Durham, North Carolina.

Compare to Rosy Maple Moth:

Print References
Covell, p. 336, plate 43 #6 (1)
Internet References
Moths of North America
Caterpillars of Eastern Forests
Insects of Cedar Creek
Candian Biodiversity
North Carolina State University Entomology Collection lists it with 9 pinned specimens, including specimens from that state.
Works Cited
1.Peterson Field Guides: Eastern Moths
By Charles V. Covell
Contributed by Cotinis on 14 May, 2004 - 2:38pm
Additional contributions by Ethan Kistler
Last updated 13 June, 2007 - 4:23pm

Found one
I found one of these on my deck in Minnesota and captured it in a jar. It was so beautiful, I had to look it up and identify it. I looked at the similar species and found that the pattern on the wings matches the picture here exactly. Also, it has the pink coloring on its head and posterior. I plan to let it go. Its so beautiful and, from what I read, somewhat rare. FYI I live close to a forest of oaks and have viburnums in my landscaping. The range says eastern North America. I guess I wouldn't consider Minn. eastern; is it rare to find one here?
… markjess2007, 25 June, 2007 - 12:15pm

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